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From: syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: elm 2.2 PL9 lost messages
Keywords: elm 2.2 PL9 lost messages
Message-ID: <1989Jul12.221022.20965@DSI.COM>
Date: 12 Jul 89 22:10:22 GMT
References: <845@wubios.wustl.edu>
Reply-To: syd@DSI.COM
Organization: Datacomp Systems, Inc.  Huntingdon Valley, PA
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david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp) writes:
>It seems that due to this problem, and due to full partitions while
>saving, I have lost many messages from elm.  I would like to encourage
>improvements in this area, and discussion from others who have had
>similar problems.  -David-
I think its time to set the record straight:
Elm does not rewrite the file if there is no change.... There is a
change, the status of the messages has changed.  If you don't change
a status, then it doesn't rewrite the mailbox.  If we desire to keep
status information, there is no way around this one.

As to the full partition problem, we have acknowledged that Elm
does not check the return status of writes.  It needs to do so, and
it is on the to.do list.  When it gets done is a matter of volunteers.
Anyone care to do it?
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Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP                   Elm Coordinator
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